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Aimee Read, 24, a nursery nurse from Edenfield in Manchester, is desperately searching for a stem cell donor for a second time.

Twenty-two years ago Aimee was diagnosed with leukaemia and was treated with chemotherapy. The cure worked successfully for a time, but the cancer returned when Aimee was four and she was told she needed a stem cell transplant. Following a frantic eight-month search, Aimee thankfully found a donor.

The House of Commons hosted Anthony Nolan’s annual Supporter Awards on Tuesday 22nd November. The ceremony was the fourth occasion of its kind, with inspirational supporters, campaigners and fundraisers attending to celebrate the achievements of the previous year.

Supporters from across the country were recognised in fifteen categories – ranging from Donor Champion of the Year to Individual Fundraiser of the Year to the Shirley Nolan Award for Special Recognition.

Police Scotland has recently launched a partnership with Anthony Nolan to increase the number of people on the stem cell donor register. Recruitment events have been held at the Police Scotland College in Tulliallan, Fife and at the Information Management Unit in Dalmarnock, Glasgow.

The family and friends of Hollie Clark, a Welsh girl who passed away in 2014 after a brave battle against a bone marrow disorder, have raised an astonishing £125,000 in her memory.

Hollie’s appeal for a stem cell donor, the last option to cure her myelodysplastic syndrome, went viral after her family used social media to recruit more people to the Anthony Nolan register. They posed for photos with pants on their heads, and the craze spread after Welsh football star Gareth Bale and rugby captain Sam Warburton joined in.

A Harpenden man who had a stem cell transplant from a stranger has formed a close friendship with the man who saved his life.

Mike Felton, a 49-year-old fund manager and father of two, had the transplant in 2010 to cure his acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. With no suitable sibling donor, blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan found him a perfect match from the register – specialist pipe welder Trevor Tinkler, 56, from Newton Aycliffe in County Durham.

Blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan has hailed the ‘significant and magnificent’ support of the Jack Petchey Foundation, which has donated over £1,000,000 since 2011 in support of the charity’s lifesaving work.

Established in 1999, the Jack Petchey Foundation award grants to programmes and projects that benefit young people aged 11-25, and has been instrumental in helping Anthony Nolan deliver their Register & Be a Lifesaver programme (R&Be) in London and Essex.

We’re delighted to announce the shortlist of nominees for the Anthony Nolan Supporter Awards 2016.

The prestigious Anthony Nolan Supporter Awards are back for their fourth year to recognise and thank the outstanding achievements of volunteers, fundraisers and campaigners whose support helps us to save more lives.

This year we have had an unprecedented volume of nominations from all over the UK.

Our judging panel considered all the worthy entries and it was very difficult to narrow down all of these incredibly selfless and deserving nominees into the shortlist below.